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Computed tomography (CT) examinations (known more commonly as a “CT scan” or “CAT scan”) incorporate a series of x-ray images taken of areas inside the body and use a computer to create a ...

CT scans commonly taken to help doctors detect injury and disease may also come with an alarming risk - they may account for 5 percent of all cancer cases each year, California physicians said this ...

Computer tomography scans, or CT scans, are an invaluable tool for diagnosing cancer and other conditions. But in a cruel twist, the medical imaging technique may be more harmful than once thought, ...

A stock photo of a person undergoing a CT scan A recently published study has found that the radiation from CT scans could potentially lead to thousands of cancer diagnoses "These findings suggest ...

At the CT laboratory. Beautiful experienced female radiologist looking at the MRI scan images and putting a diagnosis while standing in the CT lab CT scans pose a greater cancer risk than previously ...

Computed tomography (CT) scans may account for 5% of all cancers annually, according to a new study out of UC San Francisco that cautions against overusing and overdosing CTs. The danger is greatest ...

More than 100,000 future cancer cases were projected to result from the 93 million CT examinations performed in 2023, according to a study published April 14 in JAMA Internal Medicine. Low-dose CT ...

CT scans are used to investigate all sorts of medical issues, from checking for brain bleeding after a kid takes a hard hit on the soccer field, to revealing what a bike accident did to a cyclist’s ...

A hot potato: A new study from UC San Francisco is raising alarms about the widespread use of computed tomography (CT) scans in the United States, warning that the technology may be responsible for as ...

The prevalent use of CT scans may account for 1 in 20 cancers annually, according to new research. The study, published Monday in JAMA Internal Medicine, suggests CT-related radiation is linked to ...